by Devon Sullivan | Jun 24, 2015
In the current phase of this litigation, the Lawyers’ Committee, along with local counsel, represented Justice Bernette Johnson of the Louisiana Supreme Court. In July 2012, we filed a motion to reopen this case to affirm Justice Johnson’s qualifications...
by Devon Sullivan | Jun 24, 2015
In April 2008, the Lawyers’ Committee and its partners filed suit, on behalf of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and St. Louis resident Dionne O’Neal, charging widespread violations of the federal National Voter...
by Devon Sullivan | Jun 22, 2015
On September 17, 2013, the Lawyers’ Committee along with the law firm of Dechert LLP, the Brennan Center for Justice, attorneys from the NAACP, and civil rights attorney Jose Garza filed suit on behalf of the Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches (Texas...
by Devon Sullivan | Jun 22, 2015
This lawsuit, brought on behalf of four enrolled members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, alleges that Jackson County, South Dakota’s refusal to open a satellite office for in-person absentee voting and registration on the Pine Ridge Reservation violates Section 2 of...
by Devon Sullivan | Jun 22, 2015
In April 2010, Shelby County, Alabama (a largely white suburb of Birmingham) filed suit in federal court in Washington, DC asking that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act be declared unconstitutional. Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, No. 1:10-cv-00651 (D.D.C.). The...
